Phrase guide
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Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the actors in a play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cast, cast of characters
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathering, assemblage
Narrower terms: ensemble, supporting players
History
Borrowed from Latin dramatis personae (literally “characters of the play”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
